episode 272 | Jan 23, 2026 | 60min

Navigating Complexity, Collapse & Change

In this wide-ranging conversation with Richard David Hames we explore why sense-making has become so difficult in an era of systemic collapse, and how leadership must evolve from individual authority to a collective, values-driven practice rooted in inner work, love, and shared meaning. Together, we reflect on the power of story, the re-integration of the feminine to restore balance, the search for a worldview that serves all life, and what the current state of AI and large language models reveals about our shared existential moment.
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In this podcast we talk about:

02:50 Introducing Richard
07:00 Our difficulty in sense-making
15:30 Perspectives on collapse
21:30 Leadership as a collective
27:30 Reintegrating humanity and love
32:00 Our shared existential questions
39:00 Doing the inner work
43:30 The power of story
47:00 Inviting the feminine to restore balance
51:40 A worldview that works for everyone
54:00 The current status of AI and LLM’s

Resources Mentioned:

Teaching silicon how to feel, by Richard Hames
Gregory Bateson
Immanuel Wallerstein
Spiral Dynamics
Tristan Harris
Ray Kurzweil

About the Guest

Richard Hames

Richard Hames

Richard Hames is a philosopher-activist, futurist, and leadership strategist who has advised governments, institutions and multinational corporations worldwide for over 30 years. As the founder of the Centre for the Future and Chairman of the Asian Foresight Institute, he is renowned for his Deep Design approach to profound second-order change, which is based on the integral nature of complex living systems. Richard has authored 27 books, including his latest work, Wayfinding: On Navigating Without Maps.

WEBSITE
https://richardhames.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhames

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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